Trigger for double-barreled guns.



No. 804,343. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

' A. RAUS.

TRIGGER FOR DOUBLE BARRELED GUNS.

' AIPLIGATION FILED NOV. 23, 1904.

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ANTON RAUS, OF GLENVILLE, OHIO.

TRiGGEF i FOR DOUBLE-BARRELED GUNS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed November 28, 1904. Serial No. 234,476.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON RAUs, a citizen of the United States, residingat Glenville, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Triggers for Double-BarreledGuns, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 2 is a plan taken just above the sears and showing mysingle-trigger mechanism. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the same, and Fig.4 is a horizontal section looking upward on the under side of the plateon which my trigger mechanism is mounted. Fig. 5 is anenlargedlongitudinal section along the trigger. Fig. 6 is a cross-section takenon the line 6 6 of Fig. 5 looking toward the right. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the trigger-shifter, and Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the sear-operating arm.

Referring to the parts by letters, A represents a portion of thegun-stock, mounted on which isshown the usual hammer A and the tumblerA", rigid with the hammer and serving to control it.

B represents one of the scars, which is pivoted intermediate of its endson an ear 0, rising from the plate C, secured to the under side of thestock. It is to be understood that there is a corresponding hammer and acorresponding tumbler on the other side of the stock which is operatedby the sear B, pivoted to the ear 0. The forward ends of the sears arepressed upward by a leaf-spring D, secured intermediate of its ends tothe plate C.

My mechanism provides a single trigger adapted to raise the rear end ofeither sear, as desired. Such mechanism includes the trigger E of theform shown in Fig. 5, pivoted at its forward end between the offset armsI) of the scars on the same pin F on which the scars are journaled. Thistrigger has the usual finger member e, whereby it may be raised, andsecured to the rear end of its upper edge is a cross-shelf e.

The operation of the trigger raises either sear through the intermediacyof an arm Gr, pivoted at g to the trigger and lying on top of it. Therear end of this sear-operating arm G rests on the shelf e. The twosears have inwardly-projecting arms I) at their rearends. These armsproject over the shelf e; but the distance between the arms is greaterthan the width of the rear end of the arm G. Thus in its mid-positionthe arm-G does not stand beneath either sear. If this arm be shifted,however,'in one direction or the other, it will be brought beneath onesear or the other and will furnish adistance-piece between the triggerand the sear, whereby the elevation of the trigger will elevate thesear. Thus the trigger may operate either sear, according to whether thearm G is in its righthand or left-hand position.

If the sear-operating armG is in its midposition, the gun is set atsafety, as neither sear can be operated. To shift the sear-operatingarm, I pivot to the under side of the plate G at it a short arm orshifter H, having a suitably-formed head It, to be conveniently engagedby the finger, and projecting upward from this head are a pair of pins kwhich pass through slots 0* in the plate C, opposite grooves c on thesides of the trigger, and up onto opposite sides of the arm G. The arm Gis wider than the trigger between the grooves 6 Therefore the pins 5.are allowed to play enough so that the shifting of the head It may shiftthe arm G sufiiciently to bring its rear end into operative positionbeneath either sear-arm I), as desired.

To hold the sear-operating arm and the shifting-arm H in any desiredposition against accidental displacement, I form in the end of the arm Gthree notches g, and in any of these, according to the position of thearm, a plunger J rests. This plunger is mounted in a block K, secured tothe plate C, and is springpressed toward the arm G by the spring L. Theplunger has a beveled nose, wherefore it operates not only to retain thearm G in any position it may be given. but to bring it into just theright position when it is shifted by the shifting-arm H.

Extending forward from the block- K is a projection is, which standsover the arm G.

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On the upper side of the arm near its rear end is a pin 9, which riseshigh enough to just easily slide beneath the projection 70. At themid-position of the arm G this pin is beneath the projection in,wherefore the arm cannot rise, and the trigger is thus locked in safetyposition. When the arm G is shifted in either direction, the pin gpasses out from under the projection 7c, standing between the projectionand the corresponding sear-arm b. In such position the trigger may beraised to operate the engaged sear. It will be seen that when the arm Gis from under the two sears it is held against elevation by the pin gand the projection 79, and before the pin leaves this projection the armpasses under one of the sear-arms Z) and is thus in position to operateit.

It will be seen from the above description that my mechanism while beingsimple is very positive and certain. The shifting-arm H is easilyoperated and securely holds its position against accidentaldisplacement. The shift ing-arm may be very conveniently thrown by thesportsmans forefinger, and he can easily tell by feeling in whichposition the arm is and for what barrel the trigger is set.

1. In a single-trigger mechanism, in combination with a pair of sears,trigger mechanism adapted to engage and operate either sear, a stopadapted to engage said trigger mechanism when in an intermediateposition and prevent such operation, and means to prevent the accidentaldisplacement of such mechanism from such intermediate position.

2. In a single-trigger mechanism, the combination of a pair of sears,trigger mechanism shiftable to stand beneath either sear and to standintermediately to clear the two sears, a stop for said trigger mechanismwhen it stands in such intermediate position, and a fingerpiece adaptedto shift the mechanism in either direction.

3. In a single-trigger mechanism, the combination with a pair of sears,of sear-operating mechanism shiftable to stand beneath either sear, anupper projection on said mechanism between the sears, a stop extendingover said projection and preventing upward movement of it in themid-position of the sear-operating mechanism but clearing saidprojection in either extreme position, and means for holding thesear-operating mechanism in its midposition.

4. In a single-trigger mechanism,thecombination of. a pair of sears,trigger mechanism shiftable to stand beneath either sear, clearing theother, or to stand intermediately, a stop for said trigger mechanismwhen it stands in such intermediate position, and a springpressedplunger adapted to retain said trigger mechanism against accidentaldisplacement.-

5. In a single-trigger mechanism, the combination witha pair of searshaving inwardlyturned arms, of sear-operating mechanism shiftable tostand beneath either sear, an upper projection on said mechanism betweenthe sear-arms, a block extending over said projection and, preventingupward movement of it in mid-position of the sear-operating mechanismbut clearing said projection in either extreme position, and aspring-pressed plunger mounted in said block, and adapted to engage theend of the sear-operating mechanism to prevent its accidentaldisplacement.

6. In combination with the sears of a doublebarreled gun, of asingle-trigger mechanism comprising a trigger and a sear-operating armcarried thereby and adapted to act as a distance-piece between thetrigger and either sear, and means preventing the elevation of said armwhen in intermediate position, and

a finger-piece adapted to shift said arm from one sear to the other andvice versa.

7 In a single-trigger mechanism, the combination with the sears of atrigger, an arm pivoted thereto adapted to stand beneath either sear,and a stop adapted to cooperate with said arm in its mid-position andprevent its elevation, and a finger-piece on the outside of the gun toshift said arm from one sear to the other and vice versa.

8. In a single-trigger mechanism,the combination with the two sears, ofa trigger, a shiftable arm pivoted thereto and adapted to stand beneatheither sear and havinga projection extending upward, a member narrowerthan the space between the sears and located intermediately thereof andextending over said projection and forming a stop therefor in themid-position thereof, said projection in either extreme position of thearm standing between the said member and the corresponding sear.

9. In a single-trigger mechanism,the combination with the two sears, ofa trigger, a shiftable arm pivoted thereto and adapted to stand beneatheither sear and having a projection extending upward, a blockoverhanging the end of said shiftablearm forming a stop for saidprojection in mid-position of the arm, said projection in either extremeposition of the arm standing unobstructed by the block and thecorresponding sear, and a shiftingarm accessible to the fingers andadapted to shift said sear-operating arm.

10. In a single-trigger. mechanism, the combination with the two sears,of a trigger, a sear-operating arm-pivoted thereto and adapted to standbeneath either sear, and a shiftingarm pivotally carried on the underside of the gun-stock and having a pair of pins projecting looselyacross opposite sides of the trigger onto opposite sides of saidsear-operating arm.

11. In a single-trigger mechanism, the combination with the pair ofsears of trigger mechanism adapted to operate either sear, a stopadapted to engage said trigger mechanism when in an intermediateposition and prevent such operation, and a finger-piece accessible fromoutside the gun and adapted to shift the trigger mechanism from and toeither sear.

12. The combination of a plate, trigger mechanism and a pair of searsmounted on said plate, said trigger mechanismv having a shiftable partadapted to operate either sear, a finger-piece on the under sideof saidplate adapted to shift said shiftable part, and means preventing theoperation of the sears at an in- IQ termediate position of saidfinger-piece.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

ANTON RAUS.

Vitnesses:

N. L. BRESNAN, ALBERT H. BATES,

